People

Facts and figures don’t usually make very sparkling stories. Yet registration at Mayo Clinic—the numbers of people who come here for medical care—is the best single indicator of demand for Mayo services. In May 1959, a quiet, young man named K. J. Ladner, Section of Administration, presented years of studies on the who, when, and why of Mayo patients.

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Board of Governors has selected Vipul Trivedi, M.D., as a CAP Committee Member. Dr. Trivedi will specifically work with the International Organization for Standardization Committee, overseeing quality and competence requirements in medical laboratories.

Every week, Mayo Clinic microbiologist Bobbi Pritt, M.D., posts a new Parasite Wonders case. This week’s specimens are Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears from a young female patient who was recently treated for malaria. What is the material inside of the white blood cells?

Fifteen years ago, while working at IBM, John Simonette walked by a Mayo Clinic mobile blood drive on the IBM campus in Rochester and thought, “Hey, why not?” A few years later, he transitioned to a role at Mayo Clinic and has been a dedicated blood donor ever since. Read his story.

According to a recent article in Scientific American, the FDA want more control over some lab tests. Curtis Hanson, M.D., chief medical officer at Mayo Medical Laboratories in Rochester, Minn., weighs in on the topic.

Andrew Cousin, Jr., Director of Marketing for Mayo Medical Laboratories, has earned his fellowship from the American College of Health Care Executives and is now recognized as board-certified in health care management.